Smallpox outbreak

Title

Smallpox outbreak

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:05

Description

Interview with Clive Jenkins, General Secretary ASTMS union, calling for a public inquiry into the safety of medical laboratories and the risks of working in them following a smallpox outbreak in Birmingham which was leaked to the press.

Contributors

Clive Jenkins

Keywords

Trade unions; Infectious diseases; Smallpox; Reports; Scientific facilities; Viruses; Data protection; Laboratories; Press; Occupational health and safety; Safety

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